Apparatus and method of making colored labels



March 8, 1932. E. RENICK APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING COLORED LABELSFiled Aug. 14, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet ATTORNEY- March 8; 1932. E. RENICKAPPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING COLORED LABELS 2 Sheet-Sheet 2 NW m W Y HE B. Q Q W Q 6E w E a s 9v an E Yvkwwwwww \b s Patented: .Mar. 8,f1932 mwamoma; assmnon To. THEQSTANLEY igr-ANUEAGmnBJNq countr or DAYTON,on-Io, A conroiea'rxonon ono M pessi ist mnmndn name conoiinnmnms' Ancan med Angast 14,-1929'. semial mzsssgsos.

invention; relates; to apparatus, and

Astationary die head; is provided witlt an method of} manufacturinglabels:-

' -'-I t' is an obj ect: oi y invention to provide means and method; ofapplying a decorative coating'tometallabelss It is a further obj eat toprovide means of printing-and; embossing a design and a wet colon upon acontinuous strip of metah s muitameously cutting the designetromj the 1metal strip but allowing-lit: to remain with the metal and then applyinga dry: dust coating evenly over the: metal labels thus formed; Workingthis: dust into-the surface of the 1a he1sand removing the surplus dustas 1 Fig: is a section: cm the 1in'e 3'3i of Fig. 2; with one of: thesidewallsfremoVed: firom Fig.4; is a: se 5 tion on thezline ofFigQ;

' Fi-g-.i5 is a'fidiagrannnjati'c plan View of the labels imthesuccessive stages of coloring Figz'liis 'asectionionthelijne (i 6" ofFig. 5.'

- Referring to: the drawings-in detailgil isian endless helt" offlexible": material and 2 is a strip 1 oij metah from-a which: labelsiare made. The belt 1 and the strip 2 pass oven'theguide when 3' ofitlie:reciprocatingpress head 4.

embossing and: cutting surface was indentations: of which arefi-ll'edwith. a: predetermincdicoionby th'ereciprocating roll'sff: whichreciprocateziover theiisurface fi atten having *thronghaslotsi on; thesidewalls l9= to the pickediup the coloring iromthe distributionroiliSthat is-i fedi fromi the reservoir 9'by dis While; this. label; issever-ed: from th strip 2 yetrit: remainsiini position in the strip:with oucheing'separated: therefrom. as it is car-5 vied aicngiontheibe'ltIQ Inthenprocess of I a; side elevation of the complete 1 beingthus carriedalong it. receives a he'avy coating of dust of somesuitablelcolorysuch asl-Ieti Ehi'sa dust is applied'through 'aireciprocating. siftingz'can '15: having sifting open mounted upon; an:aXle181 that is; jonrnaled in; the sidewalls 19 or upon brackets: of anysuitable: design; GOnnectedItOFtlIisaXle 1 8: is,

a lever arm 201:0 which in turn is pixto'te d I the -reciprocat-ingpitman. 21*. "This pitman' is connected; by the: link 22 to: an arm-23011 a: motor driven: shaft 24. Theishaft is car;- ri'edinxsuitableijourna'ledbrackets- 25 by" the bottom platef'2fi whichz alsosupports the=side walls 19 iihe shaft is: driven'sby' the gears'27anda28l s Gear 28. ismountedontth'e armature shaft 29 of the motor 30;Ai bevel gear' 31 also mounted on thisi shaftwhich engages 1 with a;secondbevela gear 32 that drives'a a vertical shaft 33' and pulley 34;.Thepull'ey Midwives the belt'35and: the pulley 36%n'1ount edi om'therotating" brush shaft. 37. This brush: shaft; is carriedon a: transverseplate 38: resting onzthe' side: walls. 19: 'Ehe shaft 3'1 also: carriesa rotatingsbrusbheadi 39 ha v= V ing a=z=pluraiity ofi brushes 404 whichserve during their rotation to work the-dust as at; 41', thoroughlyiintothe: surfacef13 0n whichisideposited' thePdust 1:4; a

When this ha s heen dbne the'dusted -label's are carried; beneath? asenies o'freciprocating brnshes 42; which=- removethe "surplus dust;

Such reciprocating; brushes. are. mounted in a rocking: cradlesfi inwhich'l they ate located by: set: screw. 44.: These cradlesare j ou-rnaled at45 inf-the; side walls" 19:and are-connected reciprocating pitman2 1;. i I ti will be under-'- stood that this link mechanism may be l'o"catedz insid'evof theside walls 19 or outside, as desirecla. s I v a 7After the brushes have taken ofi as muc li cleaner head? 49 where they:have t'he' appear; ance'ofr evenly arranged dust; as at 505- The Ylabels are: droppedfintothe hopper fihwhile thetmetali strip; 2fmniwhichithedabels have I I been punched passesdownwardly' into' scrap.

Suitably driven rollers 52 serve to actuate the conveyor belt 1. Thedetails of driving this belt are not important. I have shown the inkingmechanism for the die and punch mechanism diagrammatically as thedetails of its operation are not essential in this connection. v

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my inventionand within the scope of my claims such modifications as may be fairlycomprehended within such claims and invention dueto necessarymodifications to adapt my invention to varying conditions of use and tovarying purposes.

Havin thus fully described my invention, what I cIaim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is: 1. In a method of'producing labels,forming blanks} from a strip of material embossing, dusting the blankswith color working the-color ontothe surface of the blanks to formlabels and removing the surplus dust andremoving the finished labelsfrom the stri s a s a 2. In a method of producing labels, forming labelblanks from a strip of material applying to the blanks a predeterminedform of wet color, dusting with dry color, working the dry dust into thefirst-mentioned colored surface evenly throughout and removing thesurplus dust and removing the finished labels from the strip.

3. In a method of making labels, simultaneously cutting designs from ametal strip emboss' them and applying wet color to the unem ossedportions, dusting with dry dust the depressed colored areas while the.

designs are being moved by the movement of the strip, working the drydust evenly over the depressed areas into the wet color and removing thesurplus dust from the depressed areas. i

i 4. In a method of making labels, simultaneously cutting designs from ametal strip embossin them and applying wet color to the unem ossedportions, dusting with dry dust the depressed colored areas while thedesigns are being moved by the movement of thestrip, working the drydust evenly over thedepressed areas into the wet color and sucking thesurplus dust from'the depressed areas. a a 1 5. Inan apparatus forproducing colored labels, means to color'the labels, means to dustcolored dust thereon, rotating brush means for brushing the dust thereinevenly and reciprocating brush means for removing the surplus dust. I

6. In an apparatus for producing colored labels, means to color thelabels, means to dust colored dust thereon, rotating brush means forbrushing dust therein evenly, reciprocating brush means for removing thesurplus dust and suction means for, removing the remaining free dust.

7. In combination, an endless conveyor adapted to convey a strip ofmetal, means for severing embossing and colorin a certain area on saidstrip while carrie by the conveyor, means for dusting dry color on sucharea, means for working in such dry dust in the area and means forremoving said surplus dust. i

8. In an apparatus for manufacturing colored labels, an endlessconveyor-strip adapted to convey a metal strip, means for simultaneouslyembossing, color coat' and severing labels from the metal strip while onthe conveyor strip, means for dusting the labels while still on thestrip from which they have been severed, meansfor working the dry dustso dusted into said coating, means for brushing the surplus dusttherefrom. and means for removing the labels from the metal strip andthe conve or.

9. In an apparatus for menu acturing colored labels, van endlessconveyor strip adapted to convey a metal strip, means for simultaneouslyembossing, color coating and severing the labels from the metal stripwhile on the conveyor strip, means for dusting the labels while still onthe strip from which they have been severed, means for working the drydust so dusted into said coating, means for brushing the sur lus dust D6therefrom, means for removing t e labels from the metal strip and theconve or and vacuum means for sucking said surp us dust from the labelsprior to removal from the strip. v

x '10.. In combination, an endless conveyor strip adapted to convey ametal stri thereon means to sever labels from the strip, means by whichthe labels are embossed-and color coated, a reciprocating dustcontainer, a ro- J06 tating brush, reciprocating brushing" means and acommon power means for o ating the dusting,-the rotating brush an thereciprocating brushing means, said labels being moved by thestrip whilebeing dusted Alt and brushed. r

11.]In combination, an endless-conveyor strip ada ted to convey a metalstrip thereon from whichthe labels have been severed, embossed and colorcoated, a reciprocating dust container, a rotating brush, reciprocatingbrushing means, a common power means for operating the dusting,rotating, brushing and reciprocating brushing means, said common meanscomprising a pitman connected to the dusting and reciprocating brushingmeans, a motor for reciprocating said pitman, means for pivotal ysupporting said dusting means and reciprocatin brush means, and meansoperated by said motor 125 for operating said rotary brushing means. v i12. In combination, a stationary table, a moving conveyor strip 'moving'thereover adapted to convey a metal strip carried thereby having labelscontained thereon, eIn- 180 7 bossed, color coated and severed from butcarried by the strip, means for dusting said labels, rotary means forWorking the dust therein, reciprocating-brush means for removing saidsurplus dust and a common opcrating means for the dusting, rotary andreciprocating means.

13. In combination, a stationary table, a

cmoving conveyor strip moving thereover adapted to convey a metal stripcarried thereby having labels contained thereon, embossed,

color coated and severed from but carried as part of the strip, meansfor dustingsald labels, rotary means for Working the dust therein,reciprocating brush means for removlng said surplus dust, a commonoperating means forthe dusting, rotary and re- "bossed, color coated andsevered therefrom but carried as part ,ofthe strip; means for dustingsaid labels, rotary means for WOI'king the dust therein, reciprocatingbrushing j means for removing said surplus dust, a common operatingmeans for the dustlng, rotary and reciprocating means, vacuum means forremoving the surplus dust and means for removing the labels from themetal strip.

15; In combination, a stationary table, a

moving conveyor belt thereover adapted to convey a metallic stripcontaining labels severed therefrom but not removed therefrom, sideWalls for said table, a reciprocating sifter can closely adjacent thesaid metal strip, a rotating brush headfor Working the dust siftedfromthe can ontothe labels on the strip, rocking frames connected to thesift'er can journaled in the side vWalls of the table,

brushes carried by said rocking frames detachably mounted therein forreciprocatory movement over the dusted labels, means for said can andbrushes comprising, a pitman and motor-driven means for actuating said iV pitman and pulley, a belt system driven by said motor for actuatingsaid rotary brush means and means for moving said belt and metallicstrip with the label's beneath said sifter and brushes. o

In testimonywhereof, I aflixmy signature.

' EDWARD. RENIOK.

imparting reciprocatory movement to said can andbrushes comprising apitman and motor-driven means for-actuatingsaid pit-- man and pulley,anda belt system driven by 'said'motor for actuating said rotarygbrush a,

' means.

16. In combination, a stationary table, a;

moving conveyor belt thereover adapted to convey a metallic stripcontaining labels sevcred therefrom but not removed therefrom, sidewallsfor said table, a reciprocating V sifter can closely adjacent the saidmetal strip, a rotating brush head for Workingthe dust sifted from thecan onto the labels on k the, strip, rocking frames connected to thesifter can journaled in the side Walls of the table, brushes carried bysaid rocking frames 7 detachably mounted therein for. reciprocatorymovement over the dust labels, means for lmpartingxreciprocatorymovement to

